Dallas business leaders and their education groups gave $100,000 to Dallas ISD school board candidate Damarcus Offord in his unsuccessful attempt to knock off incumbent Bernadette Nutall, according to the final campaign finance reports released this mont

As someone who actually eats and drinks in Preston Center on a semi-regular basis (Flying Fish, Rock & Roll Sushi, Hopdoddy, Miss Chi before the original chef left, the Metro Diner before they tore it down), I don't see what's the fuss over Harlan Cr

Former Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O'Hare, who ushered his city into the national illegal immigration debate, is planning a return to office. But he's not running for a seat in his old hometown or even in the same county.

Hawk fired longtime investigator Jeff Savage, a 26-year veteran of the office, forensic examiner Jonathan Hay, who was with the office less than a year, and Cristal Retana, who the DA hired as a legislative liaison and to handle public affairs.

In four of the 14 Dallas City Council districts, no candidate got the necessary majority in the May 9 election. On June 13, the two top finishers in each of these districts will go head to head in runoff elections. Here’s a closer look at the runoff in District 3.

In four of the 14 Dallas City Council districts, no candidate got the necessary majority in the May 9 election. On June 13, the two top vote-getters in each of these four districts go head-to-head in runoff elections. Here’s a closer look at the runoff in District 10.

Attorneys for the city of Dallas, Dallas County and City Council District 8 candidates Erik Wilson and Dianne Gibson gathered in court Wednesday morning to defend against an election contest challenging a May 9 race that narrowed a field of six

After 10 years of winning all but one countywide race, Darlene Ewing will resign tonight as chairwomen of the Dallas County Democratic Party.Ewing is preparing a bid for the 254th Family Court post previously held by James Martin, who died last month.

The six Dallas ISD school board candidates raised at least $296,000 this year. In two of the three races, the candidates who raised the most money - Edwin Flores and Dan Micciche - beat their opponents.

Three Dallas City Council incumbents who support the controversial Trinity Parkway toll road easily won re-election Saturday, but two empty seats went to toll road opponents, and four races for open seats will require runoffs.

Jill Alvarado's complaint against Tom Spink is the first to be submitted under new rules that Spink voted for late last year tightening limits on political donations and allow anyone to formally accuse officials of wrongdoing.

He lays most of the blame for his change of heart on what he says are "revelations of corruption" at the agency, which primarily guarantees short-term credit that U.S. companies extend to foreign customers.

A PAC-paid-for flier supporting Dallas City Council candidate Casey Thomas certainly makes it look like the former Dallas NAACP president and Dallas ISD teacher has the support of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings … doesn't it? Both of their pictures

During his 10 years in Congress, Alger voted against public housing, integration efforts, Medicare, subsidized school lunches and increases in Social Security. He called the Peace Corps a form of creeping socialism.

The Dallas ISD school board candidates supported by the city's business community raised significantly more money than their challengers in May's election, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

Write-in candidate Richard Sheridan, arrested Friday on charges that he tagged two Dallas LGBT landmarks with the Mark of the Beast, will not be allowed to participate in Tuesday's forum at the Belo Mansion.

The Fifth Court of Appeals on Wednesday acquitted David Cary, saying the state's evidence was legally insufficient to support his conviction in a 2008 bribery scheme that helped get a district judge elected in Collin County in 2008.

Nine months after someone tagged a dozen locations - including the Legacy of Love Monument at Cedar Springs and Oak Lawn, the Cathedral of Hope near Dallas Love Field, Dallas City Hall and The Dallas Morning News - with a red "666," Dallas police say a g

Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk has fired her first assistant, Bill Wirskye, the No. 2 prosecutor who was in charge of running the day-to-day operations of the office, The Dallas Morning News has learned.

Last month, all 31 criminal court judges signed a letter asking county commissioners to scrap the project, which launched in 2012, but commissioners weren't willing to write off the $8.8 million already invested.

Anchia's bill would prohibit the Texas Department of Transportation from funding toll roads like the Trinity River Parkway, which lacks nearly $1 billion in needed funding. A second bill would require that the state give the project an environmental analysis. If approved by the Legislature, both bills would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the city to complete the toll road project.

An ethics complaint against Sam Merten, Dallas City Council candidate and former spokesman for Mayor Mike Rawlings, will see a full hearing on the evidence after making it past a preliminary panel Thursday.

A proposed ordinance would limit incumbents to $1,000 total in dipping into their officeholder accounts for campaign cash. Right now, the amount is unlimited, giving them an advantage over challengers.

Update at 4:28 p.m. February 19: The official word from Farmers Branch is that Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Fuller has not resigned from the city council following yesterday's indictment for theft. Well .. yes and no.

Human resources chief Carmen Darville and executive director Jose "Tony" Munoz resigned on Jan. 29 over instant messages that poked fun at race, age and weight, and discussed ways to get rid of employees.

Mike Rawlings is sometimes called the education mayor for his efforts to improve and promote the Dallas Independent School District. On Thursday he said Texas lawmakers should spend much of the 2015 legislative session on public education.

Garland ISD passed the largest bond program in the district’s history as Frisco voters approved late-night alcohol sales and Sunnyvale supported a bond measure that will allow it to switch water districts.

Though Denton County's still a long way from counting all its votes, Mayor Chris Watts says it looks pretty, pretty clear that a ban on hydraulic fracturing is in the cards based on early voting results.

Update at 7:55 p.m.: Hawk won early voting by the slimmest of margins, 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent, about 400 votes. But odds are that's not enough. Democrats in Dallas County typically score many more votes on Election Day that Republicans.

The effort to remove Price from the Commissioners Court fizzled without discussion or a vote. But it prompted an angry exchange between the pair, with Cantrell saying Jenkins was acting like a “scumbag.”